Birds Of Australia

[Stevo]

Here's a kind of game thread for everyone to get involved with. Let's list all of the Australian native parrots and parakeets, one at a time. No repeats allowed!!

Go with scientific/common name and a pic if you can find one

I'll start -

Cacatua galerita/Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

 

[~birdybea~]

Nymphicus hollandicus/Cockatiel

 

[Stevo]

Calyptorhynchus funereus/Black Cockatoo

 

[waterfaller1]

cool

Neophema chrysogaster -Orange-bellied Parrot


The Orange-bellied Parrot was once fairly abundant within its range, but it is now one of the rarest of Australian birds. Studies of the population suggest that fewer than 200 birds exist.

 

[~birdybea~]

Trichoglossus haematodus/Rainbow lorikeet

 

[waterfaller1]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular] Eclectus Roratus Roratus-Grand Eclectus

male then female

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[Stevo]

Eolophus roseicapillus/Galah (rose-breasted cockatoo in the US)

 

[waterfaller1]

A favorite of mine

Lophochroa leadbeateri- Major Mitchell's Cockatoo

 

[~birdybea~]

Psephotus haematonotus/Red rump parakeet

 

[Stevo]

Glossopsitta pusilla/Little Lorikeet

This is a very old photo of one my old birds Scanned from negative, so the quality is not real good...

 

[~birdybea~]

Psitteuteles versicolor/Varied lorikeet

 

[igors mum]

Melopsittacus undulatus=budgerigar=parakeet

 

[Stevo]

Polytelis swainsonii/Superb Parrot (Barraband)

Male.

 

[waterfaller1]

Chalcopsitta Atra-Black Lory

 

[Stevo]

Chalcopsitta Atra-Black Lory

Nope, not Australian.

 

[waterfaller1]

Busted..really? Well I'm leaving him because I love him. Where are they from?

 

[Stevo]

Callocephalon fimbriatum/Gang Gang Cockatoo

Male, then Female.

 

[Stevo]

Busted..really? Well I'm leaving him because I love him. Where are they from?

Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

 

[dragonlady2]

Australian King Parrot : Alisterus scapulris

 

[Stevo]

Platycercus elegans/Crimson Rosella